The tag "European Indie" was made by 8 people so already it's indie, but unfortunatly, none of these people know was "indie" actually means, with the number one on the list being Franz Ferdinand, who aren't really that indie (although the do come from the indie rock scene in the UK). In fact most of the bands on that list fall into that UK indie, but not really that indie, scene such as Bloc Party, Coldplay, The Streets, you can see where this is going. The only non-UK bands on the list, are Peter Bjorn & John, Carli Bruni (wife of the President of France), and psycho-electro-indie-rock band El Columpio Asesino.
The indiest band on the list are Go Ahead, Drink Drink, and indie pop punk band from Oslo, Norway. I have to say, I like the cover art. As for the music, it's not too bad. Reminds me of all the pop-punk I used to listen to in the before times, and is well worth checking out, even if you're not really into this kind of stuff. Even if it does have that overly American sound to it. Apparently their EP is out of May 26th, and I wouldn't mind getting myself a copy. Now, how much is postage from Norway to Ireland...?
2 comments:
You’re right about indie music in Europe, but keep in mind that Europe scene in very different form the US. We have lots of bands (or songwriters) that don’t sing in english, but in their language (Italian, French…). This means that they address to a very small market (only Italy, or only Germany and so on…) and consequently they have very small audience (they hardly sell more than 1000 copies of a CD!!!).
So, there’s a reason why you find only UK bands under the tag “Europe indie”: because they speak English, so they sell all over the word, non only in England!
If you really want to understand indie music in Europe, you have to spend a lot of time looking for it.
Bye,
Alberto
I always inspired by you, your views and way of thinking, again, appreciate for this nice post.
- Thomas
Post a Comment